Beaufort by sunset
17 May 2006 | Beaufort, NC
Jeff
After waiting out a few stormy days in Southport and then Wrightsville Beach, we made a final long day, 77 nautical miles in the Atlantic, and arrived in Beaufort, NC last night. The final day of our journey started pre dawn to make the tides in Masonboro Inlet and ended surfing large waves in the Beaufort inlet at sunset. Midday was punctuated by catching a King Mackerel, the largest catch of the trip. During the afternoon a large pod of dolphins celebrated our journey by playing off the bow for 30 minutes.
Our first stop after putting C'est la Vie to bed for the evening. the Beaufort Wine Bar. Our next stop. vee berth.
Currently we are anchored just off the public dinghy dock in Taylor Creek. Over the next few days we will haul the boat, catch up with friends, and start back down to FL via rental car. I'll shoot some pics of the haul out and post at lease one more blog update before professional responsibilities draw us away from C'est la Vie until mid June.